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View Article 4:02 p.m. December 26, 2025 WBEZ The Rundown: Late trumpeter’s song resonates with immigrants https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2025/12/26/the-rundown-late-trumpeters-song-resonates-with-immigrants _Good afternoon! It’s Friday, and this_ [ __to-do list_ _ ][1] _closely resembled my own yesterday. Here’s what you need to know today._ [ **_1\. A song by late jazz trumpeter jaimie branch has fresh meaning in an era of immigration enforcement_ ** ][2] Fiery and bold, the musician was …
View Article 4:02 p.m. December 26, 2025 NBC Local 26 new Illinois laws taking effect in 2026 you should know about https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/26-new-illinois-laws-you-should-know-taking-effect-in-2026/3868176/ Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Illinois at the start of the new year, but there are some you might want to pay special attention to. The new laws cover everything from insurance coverage in the state to women's healthcare coverage to AI rules to missing persons cases …
View Article 4:02 p.m. December 26, 2025 Fox Chicago Aurora police investigate Christmas Day shooting that injured three women http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/aurora-police-investigate-christmas-day-shooting-injured-three-women #### The Brief * * Aurora police responded to a shooting around 8:08 p.m. on Christmas Day in the 300 block of Sunset Avenue, where three women, ages 34, 36, and 55, were found with gunshot wounds. * All three victims were taken to a local hospital and treated for …
View Article 4:02 p.m. December 26, 2025 Fox Chicago Palatine man charged with kidnapping, sexual assault in Christmas Eve incident: police http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/palatine-man-charged-kidnapping-sexual-assault-christmas-eve-incident-police #### The Brief * * Police arrested Jarvin I. Mendez Quintanilla, 28, after responding to a domestic-related incident involving a 26-year-old woman on Dec. 24 in the 1800 block of North Green Lane in Palatine. * He is charged with felony aggravated kidnapping, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and aggravated domestic …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Fox Chicago Shaggy, Lit to perform at Hard Rock Casino’s New Year’s Eve event http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/shaggy-lit-perform-hard-rock-casinos-new-years-eve-event #### The Brief * * Shaggy will headline a New Year’s Eve concert on Dec. 31 at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana’s Hard Rock Live venue in Gary, with doors opening at 10 p.m.; tickets are $144.35 and include an open bar. * Additional performances include Lit on the Hard …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Tribune President Trump launched global tariff wars in 2025. Here’s a recap of his trade actions this year. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/26/president-trump-trade-wars-timeline/ It’s been a rollercoaster of a year for U.S. trade policy. President Donald Trump launched a barrage of new tariffs in 2025, plunging the U.S. into trade wars with nearly every country in the world. Volley after volley of threats and steeper import taxes often arrived erratically — with Trump …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Tribune Afternoon Briefing: Naval Station Great Lakes sailors get taste of home https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/26/afternoon-briefing-naval-station-great-lakes-sailors-get-taste-of-home/ Good afternoon, Chicago. Tynehsa McCarty-Wroten, who gained infamy online for allegedly livestreaming herself while driving when she struck and killed a man last month, has been [ taken into custody and faces two felony charges ][11] , according to a Zion Police Department news release. According to the release, McCarty-Wroten …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Tribune Victim in fatal Crown Point multi-vehicle crash identified https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/26/victim-in-fatal-crown-point-multi-vehicle-crash-identified/ The Lake County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a Tuesday fatal multi-vehicle crash in Crown Point as a 31-year-old man from Hebron. Daniel Collins died at 6:11 p.m. Tuesday at the Franciscan Health Crown Point Emergency Room, according to the coroner’s office. He died from blunt force trauma …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Tribune From vapes to Mass, deacon ministers to mariners’ needs https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/26/from-vapes-to-mass-deacon-ministers-to-mariners-needs/ Buying vapes might not seem like ministry work, but for Robert Petro, it’s all in the line of duty to make seafarers comfortable in the United States. This isn’t just putting them in pews for a worship service to attend to the spiritual needs. Petro, a deacon based at St. …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Tribune Lake County fire displaces family on Christmas Eve https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/26/lake-county-fire-displaces-family-on-christmas-eve/ A Christmas Eve blaze has left a Lake County family without a home. Hours before Christmas, fire crews in north suburban Zion responded to reports of a fire in a two-story house on the 3100 block of Ezekiel Ave. just after 8 p.m., the Zion Fire & Rescue Department said …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Tribune ‘Abolish ICE’ gets early nod from Mayor Brandon Johnson in annual Chicago snowplow contest https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/26/abolish-ice-gets-early-nod-from-mayor-brandon-johnson-in-annual-chicago-snowplow-contest/ Chicago’s annual snowplow-naming contest launched this month, and Mayor Brandon Johnson is already teasing an early favorite: “Abolish ICE.” After [ opening applications ][5] for the city’s fourth “You Name a Snowplow” competition, the progressive mayor’s X account gave a public endorsement to someone submitting a phrase commonly associated with …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Tribune Three women injured in shooting on Christmas in Aurora, police say https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/26/three-women-injured-in-shooting-on-christmas-in-aurora-police-say/ Three women were injured in a shooting on Christmas on the near West Side of Aurora, police said. At approximately 8:08 p.m. on Thursday, Aurora police officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 300 block of Sunset Avenue, according to a press release from the Aurora Police …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Tribune Immigration-themed Nativity scene at Evanston church turns ICE agents into shepherds for a peaceful Christmas https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/26/immigration-nativity-scene-evanston-church-ice-agents-shepherds-christmas/ A controversial immigration-themed [ Nativity scene ][1] at a north suburban church had a peaceful resolution on Christmas Eve when the Holy Family figures were reunited in safety — and federal agents included in the original display were turned into shepherds. The politically charged outdoor creche at Lake Street Church …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Sun-Times 'Good, better, best' Bears made our year in Chicago sports https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/12/26/good-better-best-bears-made-2025-special-chicago-sports * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][55] * [ Facebook ][56] * [ Bluesky ][57] * [ Email ][58] * [ Reddit ][59] * [ Flipboard ][60] The last we saw of the [ Bears ][61] — literally, their most recent play — it was the …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Sun-Times Los negocios de inmigrantes indocumentados crean empleos en Estados Unidos e impulsan la economía https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2025/12/26/negocios-inmigrantes-indocumentados-crean-empleos-estados-unidos-impulsan-economa * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][38] * [ Facebook ][39] * [ Bluesky ][40] * [ Email ][41] * [ Reddit ][42] * [ Flipboard ][43] [ ![][44] ][45] El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. La administración de Donald …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Sun-Times 49ers GM: TE George Kittle a game-time decision https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/12/26/49ers-gm-te-george-kittle-a-game-time-decision * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][28] * [ Facebook ][29] * [ Bluesky ][30] * [ Email ][31] * [ Reddit ][32] * [ Flipboard ][33] Tight end George Kittle will have until Sunday night to decide whether he can face the [ Bears ][34] …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Sun-Times Bears' unlikely duo of RBs D'Andre Swift, Kyle Monangai has powered offensive turnaround https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/12/26/bears-unlikely-duo-of-rbs-dandre-swift-kyle-monangai-has-powered-offensive-turnaround * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][18] * [ Facebook ][19] * [ Bluesky ][20] * [ Email ][21] * [ Reddit ][22] * [ Flipboard ][23] It took Ben Johnson, then the Lions’ offensive coordinator, a few years to get the combination he needed in …
View Article 4:01 p.m. December 26, 2025 Chicago Sun-Times Kwanzaa celebrations kick off week of festivities aimed at building stronger communities https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/12/26/kwanzaa-malcolm-x-college * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Kwanzaa is more than an annual holiday for many who celebrate it. Kwanzaa’s seven principles can become a guide …
View Article 4 p.m. December 26, 2025 CBS Local 3 women wounded in shooting on Christmas in Aurora, Illinois https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/aurora-shooting-christmas-sunset-avenue/ Three women were wounded in a shooting on Christmas night on Thursday in west suburban Aurora. Police said, around 8:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 300 block of Sunset Avenue, and located three women who had been shot. The women – ages 34, 36, …
View Article 4 p.m. December 26, 2025 CBS Local Malcolm X College kicks off Kwanzaa with free celebration, marketplace https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/malcolm-x-college-kwanzaa-celebration-marketplace/ Friday marks the beginning of Kwanzaa, and Malcolm X College in Chicago is holding a free, public celebration and marketplace from now until Jan. 1. The school holds this event every year. This year's theme is "Building and Sustaining Community One Principle at a Time," inspired by the Nguzo Saba …